The Batlord

I was about to say, you should make sure the doctor didn't accidentally give you a lobotomy. But while trying to load a page I got that 404 thing that means that the page is gone or down or whatever, and you are **** out of luck. The feeling is sort of like a split second of that realization when you drive up an on-ramp only to see the traffic is backed up about five miles.

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ladyislingering

A customer and her young daughter bought $12 worth of merchandise today, then Momzilla handed over $2 worth of pennies in a bag. I needed to make sure that my register would be correct, so it was necessary to count them. Did she honestly think I was just going to believe her right then and there? Instead of saying "it's ok, I'll go to Coinstar because this'll take forever" like a normal human being, she dumped out 200 goddamn pennies and told her daughter, who suggested that they help me count them:

"No. She said she had to count them, and that's what she's going to do. It's not MY job!"

At this point I realize that she's just going this to piss me off.



With that in mind, I proceeded to keep calm just to upset her, telling her "after you've been in retail, you don't sweat the small stuff. It's really no big thing. Let's get these pennies counted!"



My boss noticed a disturbance and brought the scale over (it counts money automatically). We weighed the pennies and they came to $1.89. At this point Momzilla gets totally livid and decides to count them all by her bitchy little self. I stood and watched in complete silence, careful not to fidget or let on that she was being a total cunt and I wished she'd drop dead.



Momzilla's teenage spawn sighed and said "oh my god, mom, really" - to which she didn't reply. Just pursed her lips like a bitch and continued to be such.

After 5 minutes, Momzilla finished counting them out and then counted all the piles up, forcefully tapping her finger into the counter as if she were drilling holes for them to escape in. I smiled and just said "right on! that's great. thank you!"



The customer after her simply said "lord, have mercy" and we both laughed as her stupid ass was walking away. Man, I hope that woman gets some fierce diarrhea and her car breaks down on the freeway.

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The Batlord

I'd have just counted them veeeeeery slowly. And lost count several times.

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DwnWthVwls

I love your picture stories. Pissing off people with kindness for their complete lack of consideration (for you and the other customers) is the best thing about working retail.

You make me miss working at The Gap.

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Ninetales

america still uses pennies? peasantland

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ladyislingering

I was so tempted. So, so tempted. But customers will stop at nothing to call retail workers stupid, and I wasn't going to give her the opportunity to be a bigger bitch than she'd already been.

Thanks. I try to make light of the hideously stupid/rude things people do because it doesn't do any good whining about it. If anything, it helps me figure out more ways to piss them off with a totally chill attitude.

A few minutes later I had this customer that accidentally said "shit" when she was talking, then shuddered and apologized. I told her it wasn't a big deal, because after these doors close we're all about frustration and swearing so it's not like she offended me.

...But then she continued to tell me (in a very colorful fashion) about how she went to Taco Bell and they didn't put enough meat on her tacos or whatever, so she complained (likely in f-bombs) about the service and though I was laughing I was thinking to myself "wow, I don't really care".

I wish we could figure out a way to get rid of them. They're so inane.

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Ninetales

Phasing out the penny

Sequoioideae

I work full time, a few dollars above minimum wage, hadn't gone to school in 2 years, and I pretty much just emptied out my bank account trying to pay for 6 credits. Not to mention I have to help pay for food and bills because my mom isn't making as much money, so I'm pretty much ****ed. I am 1 step away from being too poor to afford food, especially since neither of us has money now. This fucking suuuuuucks.

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Funnel From Another Lover

God Is My Solar System

GuD

spent the last half hour or so makin some excellent tomato sauce for gnocchi night and forgot that my cheap-ass blender makes everything taste like soap and plastic until it was too late.

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I spit bullets in my feet
Every time I speak
So I write instead
And still people want me dead
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